Margit Schumann

Medal record
Schumann in 1971.
Women's Luge
Competitor for  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold	1976 Innsbruck	Women's singles
Bronze	1972 Sapporo	Women's singles
World Championships
Gold	1973 Oberhof	Women's singles
Gold	1974 Königssee	Women's singles
Gold	1975 Hammarstrand	Women's singles
Gold	1977 Igls	Women's singles
European Championships
Gold	1973 Königssee	Women's singles
Gold	1974 Imst	Women's singles
Gold	1975 Olang	Women's singles
Silver	1977 Königssee	Women's singles
Bronze	1979 Oberhof	Women's singles

Margit Schumann (born 14 September 1952 in Waltershausen) is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1972).

Schumann also won four consecutive gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships (1973-75, 1977). Her number of championships would not be matched until Sylke Otto (also German) won it in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2005.

At the FIL European Luge Championships, Schumann won five medals with three golds (1973-1975), one silver (1977), and one bronze (1979).

In 2004, Schumann was among the first three inductees into the International Luge Federation (FIL) Hall of Fame, along with Klaus Bonsack and Paul Hildgartner.

References

• FIL-Luge.org January 7, 2004 Hall of Fame induction.
• Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge.
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
• List of European luge champions (German)
• SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (French)

Persondata
Name	Schumman, Margit
Alternative names
Short description	Luger
Date of birth	14 September 1952
Place of birth	Waltershausen, Thuringia
Date of death
Place of death